Indian Navy — NGOPV “Shruti” ⚓

⭐ Defence Important

The Indian Navy launched Shruti (Yard 3037).

• Type: Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV)
• Second of four NGOPVs being built by GRSE.
• Builder: Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
• Location: Kolkata
• Project contract: ₹9,781 crore
• Contract signed: 30 March 2023

Programme

• 7 ships → GSL
• 4 ships → GRSE

Other Important Vessels

• Sanghmitra → first NGOPV launched by GRSE, 20 May 2026.
• Shachi → first NGOPV launched by GSL, 31 March 2026.
• Shruti → second NGOPV launched by GRSE.

Meaning

Shruti is a Sanskrit term meaning “that which is heard”, associated with the four Vedas.

UPSC

GS-III → Defence indigenisation + maritime security + shipbuilding